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Police told the Enterprise the Subaru Forester left the scene traveling east, toward Route 138, after the accident that killed an engaged couple.

STOUGHTON — Police have identified the vehicle that sped away from the scene of a violent fatal crash on Plain Street last Tuesday.

Lt. John Bonney credited the community for its help in finding the car. About 24 hours after Stoughton police first released an image of the vehicle (a gray Subaru Forester) Wednesday, Bonney announced the car had been found.

“This would not have happened without help from the community,” he said.

The vehicle's involvement in the crash remains under investigation, Bonney said.

Police previously said the car was seen driving away “at a high rate of speed” from the scene of a car crash that killed Angie Goodrich and Michael Luddington, an engaged couple.

Goodrich was a lifelong Stoughton resident.

Friends believe Goodrich and Luddington were returning from fishing at Ames Long Pond on West Street when the crash occurred in the area of 229 Plain St.

Luddington’s truck, which appeared to be traveling eastbound toward Route 138, struck a tree.

Police confirmed to The Enterprise that the Subaru Forester was traveling eastbound after the accident, and believe there was also a person in the passenger seat.

“These investigations take time,” Bonney said. “It will be done meticulously and it will be thorough. Because this investigation is still so active, this is the only statement we will be releasing regarding this vehicle.”

Neighbors said that area of Plain Street, which is a blind curve, has been the scene of numerous accidents over the years. Resident Stephen Shepherd told The Enterprise a car landed upside-down in his front yard a few years ago, and Tony Dovale, who lives on nearby Swanson Terrace, said one telephone pole has been replaced at least five or six times over the years after car accidents.